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Horse profile

River Card (GB)

4yo filly (at last run, Aug 2006) · Last trainer Michael Hourigan · Last owner Burrow Syndicate
by Zaha (CAN) out of Light Hand (GB) (Star Appeal)
17 runs · 14 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 29 Aug 2006 — 7,365 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2006 Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

River Card (GB) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 12 at Yarmouth (Oct 2005). Last raced off 78, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 10lb off peak
78 48–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 92C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Cork, 11 Jun 2006 Official rating 78 at the last jumps run, 29 Aug 2006

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 77C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Leicester, 27 Jul 2005 Official rating 48 at the last flat run, 18 Oct 2005

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 9 figures · best 102C · median 81
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft3102C84—
Firm281C72.5—
Good to Firm292C80.5—
Heavy281C71.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m8102C81—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 5 figures · best 77C · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good362C47—
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f377C47—
1m – 1m1f262C48—

Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Zaha (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.9% of 627 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm600%−5.90 from 3
Good to Firm8933.4%−2.50 from 2
Good9544.2%−1.70 from 5
Good to Soft6300%−5.90 from 2
Soft62711.3%+5.40 from 3
Heavy3126.5%+0.60 from 2
Standard (AW)281217.5%+1.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2214.5%−1.4—
6f – 7f15595.8%−0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f13264.5%−1.40 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f10554.8%−1.1—
1m5f – 2m11298%+2.10 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f6334.8%−1.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m3226.3%+0.4—
Over 3m6233.3%+27.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Light Hand (GB) (Star Appeal)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them River Deuce (GB) (1 win).

The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (River Deuce (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
River Deuce (GB)911m4fClass 6
Five Hearts (GB)1711m2fClass 6
Finger Spin (GB)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 7 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 3 0 0% −3.00
Yarmouth 2 0 0% −2.00
Tralee 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 0 0% −9.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew J McNamara 5 0 0% −5.00
S J Hassett 3 0 0% −3.00
Kevin Coleman 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Robinson 2 0 0% −2.00
Eoin McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Saleem Golam 1 0 0% −1.00
Alan Munro 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicky Mackay 1 0 0% −1.00
Neil Callan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 0 0% −15.00
Blinkers 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 11 0 0% −11.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Flat 6 0 0% −6.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 11 runs
29 Aug 06+37d Tralee Crosse's Water Drilling Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-4 78— Eoin McCarthy 20/1
23 Jul 06+7d Tipperary O'Dwyer Tarmac Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 16f · Firm · 12 ran 5/12 5½ 9-10 7664C Kevin Coleman 13/2
16 Jul 06+35d Sligo Guinness Handicap Hurdle (74-116) 16f · Firm · 7 ran 3/7 1¾ 9-7 7481C Kevin Coleman 9/1
11 Jun 06+8d Cork Glantane Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Good To Firm · 23 ran 8/23 ½ 10-7 7692C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
03 Jun 06+9d Kilbeggan Coola Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 19f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 8/14 5½ 10-6 7869C Andrew J McNamara 8/1
25 May 06+24d Clonmel Powerstown Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Soft · 17 ran 4/17 8 10-11 78102C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
01 May 06+43d Limerick Ladbrokes.ie H'cap Hurdle (74-116) 16f · Good · 17 ran UR/17 — 9-3 86— S J Hassett 25/1
19 Mar 06+8d Limerick Newcastle West Volkeswagen Autos Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 12/18 1 10-8 8184C Andrew J McNamara 14/1
11 Mar 06+21d Navan Manor Farms Chickens Maiden Hdl (Div 1) 16f · Heavy · 19 ran 9/19 ½ 11-2 8881C Andrew J McNamara 20/1
18 Feb 06+37d Gowran Park Shantou At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 20 ran 11/20 ¾ 10-9 —68C S J Hassett 33/1
12 Jan 06+86d Limerick Hackett's Bookmakers Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 18 ran 11/18 30 10-9 —62C S J Hassett 50/1
2005 · 6 runs
18 Oct 05+33d Yarmouth Desiragroup.com Banded Stakes Class 7 · 8f · Good · 12 ran 2/12 nk 8-9 4862C Saleem Golam 16/1
15 Sep 05+23d Pontefract Dewsbury Selling Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Good To Soft · 17 ran 16/17 2½ 8-7 53— Alan Munro 14/1
23 Aug 05+27d Yarmouth Totequadpot 'Premier' Claiming Stakes Class 4 · 8f · Good · 4 ran 4/4 3½ 7-13 5334C Nicky Mackay 33/1
27 Jul 05+61d Leicester Royal Bank Of Scotland Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 8/16 3 8-12 5677C Neil Callan 20/1
27 May 05+28d Catterick Pen Hill Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Firm · 14 ran 13/14 hd 9-2 5820C Philip Robinson 9/1
29 Apr 05 Nottingham Bestwood Park Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 4/13 3 8-9 —47C Philip Robinson 100/1

Quick answers

How many races has River Card won?
River Card (GB) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 2 times in total (11.8% of starts).
Who trained River Card?
River Card (GB) was trained by Michael Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Tralee on 29 August 2006.
Who is River Card's sire?
River Card (GB) is by Zaha (CAN) out of Light Hand (GB), whose sire is Star Appeal.
What is River Card's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 29 August 2006. The highest on record is 88.
What is River Card's sire's record?
Zaha (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.9% of 627 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are River Card's siblings?
Out of Light Hand (GB), River Card (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: River Deuce (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (River Deuce (GB)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.